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16 Oct 2025

Report - techUK’s 2030 Vision: A Roadmap for Building a Digital Assets Economy

The UK is on the cusp of a profound transformation driven by blockchain and digital assets.

techUK’s 2030 Vision: A Roadmap for Building a Digital Assets Economy outlines how the UK can move beyond adaptation to technological change and position itself as a global leader in digital finance, innovation, and trust-based regulation by 2030. You can read the full report here.

Drawing on expertise from across financial institutions, legal advisors, technology providers, and creative industries, this report sets out a comprehensive blueprint for integrating distributed ledger technology (DLT), tokenisation, programmable finance, fraud prevention tools, and creative economy applications into the fabric of the UK economy.

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techUK proposes a roadmap for policymakers and regulators on how the UK can achieve global leadership in digital assets technologies by 2030.

 

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The roadmap to 2030

  • Phase 1: Building Foundations
    Establish a comprehensive national strategy, expand the Digital Securities Sandbox, and prepare for quantum risks.
     
  • Phase 2: Strategic Scaling
    Introduce a UK-native stablecoin framework, create a national strategy for tokenisation, and invest in digital asset talent and education.
     
  • Phase 3: Shape Global Standards
    Use the UK’s reputation and influence to lead on clear standards for digital assets, programmable finance, and fraud prevention, and forge strategic global partnerships to create trusted cross-border corridors.

 

The Policy Imperative

By acting decisively, the UK has the chance to do more than just keep pace with innovation - it can set the global standard for digital assets. With the right balance of regulation, investment, and international cooperation, the UK can create a trusted ecosystem that attracts talent and capital, drives sustainable growth, and strengthens its positions as a world-leading financial and technology hub by 2030.

We thank all techUK members who fed into this report. In particular Matt Green, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Lawrence Stephens, who chairs techUK’s Digital Assets Group.

 

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James Challinor

James Challinor

Head of Financial Services, techUK

James leads our financial services programme of activity. He works closely with member firms from across the sector to ensure innovation and technology are fully harnessed and embraced by both industry and regulators. 

Prior to joining us James worked at other business organisations including TheCityUK and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in roles focused on supporting the financial & related professional services eco-system, with a particular focus on financial technology and market infrastructure. 

He holds degrees from King's College London and Oxford Brookes University, and outside of work enjoys socialising, exercising, and travelling to new locations.

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Lucas Banach

Lucas Banach

Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Market Access, techUK

Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.

Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.

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